100 Favorite Dishes, No. 46: Pork Banh Mi At Nammi

To prepare for this fall's Best of Dallas® 2012 issue, we're counting down (in no particular order) our 100 Favorite Dishes. If there's a dish you think we need to try, leave it in the comments, or email me.

You could drive all the way out to Richardson and buy an authentic banh mi, but it will cost you three or four bucks for the sandwich and twice that for gas. Why not let Nammi do the driving for you instead? For $7 they throw together a massive handcrafted number that should be considered one of Dallas' greatest sandwiches. All you have to do is find out where in Dallas they've parked when your craving strikes.

The pork version packs the most flavor. The meat is marinated and then cooked each morning before the Nammi folks heap it into each baguette to order. Pickled daikon and carrots, cilantro and a few jalapeno slices, along with a healthy slather of mayonnaise complete what is a really well balanced sandwich.

But here's the rub.

So many customers shunned the pate that typically accompanies a banh mi that Nammi no longer includes it as a standard ingredient. If you want the full experience you have to specifically request the pate, and you should. Like most of the ingredients on this truck the spreadable meat is hand-made, too.

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We Recommend

I've hooked quite a number of people who had never tried banh mi sammiches thanks to the culinary minds Nammi Truck. My recommendation: the bbq pork with all the fixins (if you don't like spicy, remove the jalepeños, but the sriracha mayo is a must, and not too overpowering). Fair warning, it's a GIANT sandwich, and chances are, you will end of up with a pickled veggie or delicious piece of pork in your lap if you're not careful. TIP: Their basil lemonade is the perfect refreshing accompaniment to your banh mi.

They're one of the best about posting their location on twitter, so you know exactly where they are. Happy Eating at @nammitruck

I love me some Nammi's. Been lucky enough to have their truck cross my path a number of times. For those of us who live in Richardson, are you suggesting the local banh mi is as good or better than Nammi's?